Planning to work in Poland are good and fair enough?

Question

If you will get a salary of US$800, is this enough for the cost of living in Poland, and to give support for your family back home.

Answer 1

No, it is not enough: the US $ rate is falling down and prices are going up. Twice that amount could help you survive, living modestly.

Answer 2

Working on the basis of official figures http://www.stat.gov.pl/english/  - this shows that the average salary (June 2008) is 3201.98 Polish Zloty per month.

3202 PLN = 1,576.95 USD

Therefore 800USD would mean you are earning less than half the national average.  It is quite a few years since I visited Poland last but I know from reading and from managing pricing at work to subsidaries including a Polish one, that the cost of living (and so salaries) have been increasing since they joined the Euro.

So on this basis I would say that no, it is not enough to live and support a family back in the US.

On a second note - are you sure you could even work in Poland.  A US passport holder needs to obtain a working visa to work anywhere in the EU and these are very difficult to obtain (same as a EU person wanting to work in the US).  This salary level would not equate to a 'highly skilled' migrant, so I am not sure how you would get a visa unless you have a EU passport or a relationship with an EU person

Answer 3

It is enough to survive and to live a very simple life without any luxuries, spending money on fun etc. It is definitely not enough to support your family back in US.

Answer 4

The information you provided is too little to say.  Is it 800 per wk or month.  Is housing and meals provided.